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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What are healthy sources of fats?






2. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






3. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






4. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






5. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






6. What is normal albumin levels?






7. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






8. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






9. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






10. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






11. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






12. The higher the BMR a client has --






13. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






14. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






15. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






16. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






17. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






18. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






19. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






20. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






21. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






22. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






23. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






24. What does DASH stand for?






25. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






26. What type of people need extra protein?






27. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






28. What is RDA of protein?






29. Name six sources of grains






30. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






31. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






32. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






33. Where can you get more vitamin D?






34. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






35. What function is vitamin A?






36. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






37. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






38. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






39. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






40. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






41. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






42. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






43. What function is vitamin D?






44. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






45. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






46. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






47. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






48. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






49. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






50. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency







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